Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-30
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nue., 3S,547; customs, sS13,73
PosTNAsrRRs APPoMrRD.-Malissa sutherland
has been appointed postmaster at Bucu, Va, and
MIS- Mary Graham at Han, Va
A PATENT was issued to-day to James Z. Cleary,
OF this city. for show stand or case.
ACTING CHIRF CLRRK.-Acting Secretary of the
Interior Muldrow has designated Major S. A. Jonas
to act temporarily as chief clerk to take the place
OF OF Mr Hadley, whose resignation goes into effect
tomorrow.
GEN. BLACK, the Commissioner Of Pensions, is
confined to his residence in this city by an attack
OF rheumatism which began during his recent
visit to Wiers, N. H. The statement has been pub
lished that Gen. Black would receive the nomina-
t1on for cOmnander.in-chief from the Grand Army
however, says that this Is mere rumOr; that the
position Is Incompatible with the one he now oc-
cuples, and that he could not accept 1t under any
DISMISSED FOR DRUNKKNNEss.-The finding of the
general court martial which tried Capt. Cyrus N
Gray. 25th infantry, has been acted upon by the
President. Capt. Gray Yves found guilty OF con-
duct to the prejudice OF good order and discipline
IN appearing at inspection at Fort Meade, Oak,
for duty as officer OF the day while drunk. The
sentence OF the court was dismissal from the mill
tary service, and the President having approved
the sentence the dismissal will take effect Septem-
Der next
No RUSH FOR CONSUL BURcuAKp's PLAcE-No
complaint has been received at the State Depart
ment against Mr. Burchard, the consul in Hondu-
Honduras government: Mr.. Burchard is regarded
as an excellent Official. He was appointed under
the Hayes administration, but there has been no
enOrt made by democrats to succeed him, as the
salary IS only 81 900 and the position Is not very
desirable.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Rear Admiral John Lee Davis
has been relieved from duty president OF the re-
tirtng board and placed on the retired list Meuts
2. Fl. c. Leutze and Richard Mitchell, Surgeon NJ
Il. S1mOns, and Chaplain z. K. RawsOn have been
detached from the practice ship Constellation and
ordered to the Naval Academy.
LIEUT.. DAY, Of the Signal Corps, has returned
from short vacation.
ADMIRAL LUCE informs the Navy Department
that the Richmond, Atlanta, Galena, Yantic, and
Dolphin, of the North Atlantic squadron, arrived
at southwest HarbOr, Me- On the 25th OF August
from Bar HarbOr, and would leave as soon as the
weather should moderate, for Newport, arriving
probably, August 80.
REsIGNED.-Passed Assistant Surgeon H. w Lo-
mans, OF the Marine Hospital, has resigned to take
enect September 80.
SToREKEEPER APPOINTED.-The Acting Secretary
OF the Treasury to-day appointed John Graham to
be United States storekeeper in the fifth district
OF Kentucky.
CIvII-SKRyICE ExAMINAT1oN.-NextS Saturday an
examination Will be held at the rooms of the
Cfvil-Service Commission for the general and lin
tied departmental service, embracing clerks and
copvfsts. About forty or nifty persons will be ex-
am1ned. but In accordance with the existing rule
no resident OF the District OF Columbia will be per-
mitted to take part, as the District quota in the
PERSONAL--Mr E. F. Brooks Is in New York and
will soon join his family at Asbury Park-Mr
Chas. G. Sloan has returned to the city after a
so1ourn In the mountains of virginia.-s L..
Fatsan, C. s. A., VIM. o. Dundas OF South Carolina,
Hon. JAS W. Hyatt Of Connecticut and Geo. Craw-
ford Of New York are at the Ebbitt.-s. Lember-
and F. P. Given of Mississippi at the Metropol-
ttan.-Jacob r. Cohen OF Florida g. +. Davidson
q New York, and ". A. Nichols OF Ohio are at The
F. Spaulding ana wife Of New York, and +. D..
Tracy OF Bndgetown, n J., are at the st. James.
C. n. Parks and wife Of North Carolina are az
the Arlington.--Senator Camden Is at Willards.
THOSE wHo LEAVE TIE CITY during the sum
mer can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length Of time, at the rate Of so cents per mouth
and the address changed as often as desired
IL The requisite amount of money must IN each
case accompany the order.
ARMY ORDERs.-The detail OF James NJ ingalls,,
1st artillery, to temporary duty at Willetts Point
has been extended till September Is. Capt. James
N. Marshall, assistant quartermaster has been
appointed inspector on certain subsistence stores
at the FrankfOrd arsenal Philadelphia. Major j.
A. smith, Corps OF Engineers, ordered from Port
land Me-, to Fort Knox, Me-, on public business.
Major D. R. Larned. paymaster, granted two
months extension OF leave.
MRS. CLEVELAND, 1t IL understood has decided
not to accept Mayor Hewitt's invitation to visit
New York in September and present the flags to
the fire department..
THE CoURTMARTIAL OF Lieut.. ]. b. Weber, OF the
Signal Corps, Oh charges OF neglect Of duty and
disobedence OF orders, was continued at the Wash
tngtOn Barracks to-day. The accused is repre-
sented by counsel who yesterday, objected to the
manner In which the specifications were drawn
up. The objection was however, overruled.
Lieut.. Mitchell, OF the Signal Ofce, before the
court to-day to identify certain papers placed In
evidence The charges allege simply failure to
send In monthly reports as required by orders OF
the Chief signal OFFICER and the evidence to be In.
troduced will be almost entirely of document
ary character.
The CABINET MEETING To-DAY.-Secretary Bay
ard was the only Cabinet officer at the Cabinet
meeting to-day. Gen. Macfeely represented the
War Department, icltor-General jerks the De-